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मराठी मूळ
शादीचें तें सोंग । संपादितां जरा वेंग ॥1॥
पाहा कैसी विटंबना । मूर्खा अभाग्याची जना ॥ध्रु.॥
दिसतें तें लोपी । झिंज्या बोडुनियां पापी ॥2॥
सिंदळी त्या सती । तुका ह्मणे थुंका घेती ॥3॥ ॥2॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Sanity is just a show; one struggles to keep up appearances. See what a disgrace befalls the foolish and the unfortunate. What is visible, the wrongdoer tries to conceal, shaving off what little dignity remains. Says Tuka, the unchaste claim to be chaste, yet they lick the spit of their own deception.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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